Diary of a presenter (4)

Shows left to do ON OUR OWN(!!!)       1

Shows we got through ON OUR OWN    1

Number of people very pleased with themselves   3  (and hopefully Mike too!!)

It was THE BIG TEST today as Mike threw us in at the deep end by opening the door to the studio and closing it on his way out!!!

Left alone, we decided we had two options - run for it and he'd never know...until the 30 minutes of dead air... or jump in sink or swim.

Hopefully we were waving not drowning...

In the very capable hands of Dave, we lined up our programme.  Everything was in the right dropbox and in the right format, so that was a good start.  We double checked our timings and content and then went for it...and it went ok...

Well...ok except for... memo to Audrey - let's turn to mic to face Gill if you're going to turn your face to her to chat!!  (And stop making "encouragement noises!")

Memo to Dave - girls get louder in broadcast than they are in sound check

Memo to Gill - those "OMG blank moments"...normal!!! (so don't worry ;) )

We learned from last week that sometimes you have to allow for conversation to settle, so we were pleased with the segment timings.  There are some great things going on in Milton Keynes including: Heritage Open Day  and of course the Rugby World Cup is on its way, plus the start of term at Milton Keynes College meant there was a LOT to talk about in terms of doing something new for the first time.  Dave's "Man Cave" was about your first car, and one of the funniest moments (doesn't matter how often we hear it) was "How To Guru" Ashley's first time exercising in a year!!  Content wise, we're pretty happy.

We're easing into co-ordinating timing, banter, content and features - so come October 3rd - we hope to have a real cracker of a show.  We'll be introducing you to other members of the Lifestyle:MK team then too - Alex who'll be talking about "living on a budget", Rachel who'll give us the News (ONLY positive news stories that is!), Robb our resident Personal Trainer who will answer your questions on fitness, and Dr Jamie, our resident Vet who'll be hosting "Pet's Corner" with lifestyle tips for your furry friends...in fact - check out the team HERE!

We're looking forward to chatting with you, so please make a date with us from 12 - 2pm on Saturdays from October 3rd, 2015.

...and if you missed today's show, you can find us on Spreaker: HERE

Lifestyle:MK, 12 - 2pm, Saturdays on Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes

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